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December 1, 2013, 01:50 AM | #1 | |
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Cartridge/Chambering vs Caliber
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So the heading is "caliber" but the listing is actually a cartridge--and in the example, the calibers are given. The reality is, you get a twofer.
Seems to me that if one can understand for what cartridge a rifle is chambered, a buyer has learned what is needed to be known. The issue is one of understanding, regardless of the quality of one's education. A seller is in the business of selling, not educating. And, in the grand scheme of life itsownself, worrying about it is pretty much like picking flypoop out of pepper: Not remunerative. |
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Ruger was just the one I googled first. here is Remington's
Compare Full Specs Caliber Average Weight (lbs.) Barrel Length (in.) Overall Length (in.) Twist Status Note Order # 270 Win. 7.2 22" 42 5/8" 10" New 85834 30-06 Springfield 7.2 22" 42 5/8" 10" New 85836 308 Win 7 22" 42 1/8" 10" New 85837 7mm Remington Mag Marlin's chart being too long to post I'll just say they do list caliber, and under long action, 30-06, and short action, 308 Win. I'm sure there are many, many more examples of caliber being used as a description of a cartridge in not only manufacturers specifications, but also most, if not all retail store advertising, and magazine articles. The bottom line, if someone asks "what caliber is it?", 30-06, 308 Winchester, 300 Magnum, one of many, 30-30, 300 Savage, and any other cartridge that shoots a .308 diameter projectile is perfectly understood as it's caliber.
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my ADHD must be kicking my arse today but I am completely lost. what is this all about?
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This is a carry over from the thread about this year's favorite deer calber. When someone mentioned 30-06 and 308, and It was posted that they are the same caliber (bullet diameter), but different cartridges.
Meaningless detail because "caliber" is universally accepted to mean "cartridge" when referring to the clambering of a firearm. Or at least like clip/magazine, has been until internet snobbery came about. http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=536877
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ok then.
here's my take. 1. the world is full of morons. 2. the world is full of lazy people looking for easy money. 3. sometimes 1 and 2 intersect. 4. when 3 happens they look for ways of getting easy money from people that have lots of it. 5. gun companies have lots of money. 6. 4 recognizes 5 and blows up a 30-06 shooting 308 because the barrel is stamped 30 caliber or other means that could somehow be misconstrued. 7. number 5 likes to keep it's money and not give it to 3. 8. lawyers know how to keep 5 from giving money to 3. 9. 5s website is written by 8 so that there is no possible way that 3 could argue that they didn't know better and 5 gets to keep most of it's money and 8 gets a portion of what 3 would be getting otherwise. also there is reloading confusion. 1. sometimes 7.62x39 chambered rifles actually have 308 bores instead of 311 bores. 2. reloading manuals generally recommend 310-311 bullets for rifles chambered in 7.62x39 3. 7.7 jap is a 310 bore while 7.62x54R is also a 310 bore 4. 308 win(and 7.62x51) is a 308 bore as is 30-06 5. 303 brit must be smaller than 308 but what is this? 303 has a 310 bore 6. 7.5 french and swiss must be smaller than 308 but what is this? 308 bores. 7. there is so much confusion that gun companies can not expect everyone to get it right since nobody in america reads anymore besides what's on the back of the cereal box. 8. therefore all gun companies now put in their owners manuals not to shoot reloaded ammunition out of their guns, effectively absolving them of any responsibility for Gomer's gun exploding because he placed a overcharged 7.7 jap cartridge into his 30-06 even though both are considered 30 cals.
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Care to add 410 GUAGE LOL!
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So, you can assert what you please, but that does not make it true. The bigger issue is, why not be precise in our language? We are precise when we measure targets, we are precise when we handload, we are precise when we make distictions between clips and magazines. Why do we throw all that out the window when we refer to how a rifle is chambered? Is it laziness? Is it ignorance? A combination? I am really trying to understand the resistance to using the correct terminology, especially when there is no compelling reason.
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Because the vast majority of gun owners are not as precise as the few. Try a little experament in the "real world" Ask shooters or gun owners away from your precise circle about their "caliber" of choice, and you will see that caliber, and cartridge are recognised as the same thing. Try asking about clips as well. Welcome to the the world of the average gun owner.
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Some of us just call things the way the our elders called them when we were growing up. So to me whatever a gun is chambered for is (as far as I'm concerned) its caliber and yes I call a magazine a clip more often than not. Its not that we don't know any better, we just don't give a dead rats ass. Call it whatever you want, we'll know the difference but don't get your panties in a wad cuz we don't conform to your snobbish standards.
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In general use, these terms are interchangeable.
When I ask someone what caliber Glock they shoot, and they answer "a .45" I can be 99% sure that they are not talking about .45 Colt. If we are speaking technically, then there may be a need for picking nits. A reloader better be positive that he is indeed looking at the loading for .303 British and not .303 Savage. But in usual conversation there is no need to be so precise. I see threads of this type from time to time. Whether it is someone who dislikes the term "scattergun" in reference to shotguns. Or a member lamenting the revolver being referred to as a "wheelgun" Frankly, it all tends to smell of snobbery.
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I get a little weary of some people who seem to want to show off their "intelligence" (and eventually their credentials) by talking smart and arguing non-essentials, so I was going to ignore this...BUT for the sake of conversation I will only add that sometimes there are cultural considerations within a group. For instance, if I were to say, Pass me a "Crescent" wrench, or a "Kleenex", or a "Buck" knife... I'm pretty sure the dominant culture would have no difficulty identifying and passing the proper item. In fact (in the world of guns), I could see the exclusive use of proper names, etc., as being somewhat more confusing to the casual gun enthusiast, because people have learned to speak in the vernacular (not like a robot or a textbook). Now if I were writing a formal paper, or presentation of some sort, then I'd be concerned with proper nomenclature, etc.
So with that said, this poor boy's opinion is that for a bunch of guys and gals talking on a gun forum, I think we are doing okay (and that we can get over ourselves long enough to enjoy a casual, in-house chat about something as simple and enjoyable as our favorite gun and ammo choice for hunting season), and to be honest, I'm really kinda sorry I gave the argument any kind of credibility by even responding. Oh, and please forgive me for any spelling errors, or wrong punctuation above.
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my take,
incorrect terminology is not something that you should get all bent out of shape over unless the other party is trying to sound technical and naming the wrong parts. for example. I got into quite the argument over what areas of US model 1917s(not P17, not US Enfield) were painted red by british forced in WWII to denote 30-06 chambering rather than 303 brit. the other party insisted time and again that the paint was on the buttstock while another member and I instisted that it was near the muzzle, turns out we were both talking about the same location but he referred to the entire stock as the buttstock rather than differentiating between foregrip, handguard and buttstock. this is where incorrect terminology should be corrected. when my brother in law asks for a clip I will heckle him and pretend to hand him a clip of ammo rather than the magazine he really wanted but I know full well what someone is talking about when they say clip or mag. there is no reason at all that I should feel the need to lecture my brother in law over the differences between a clip and a magazine every time we go shooting together. same with calibers. nine times out of ten when someone asks me what caliber a gun is they are referring to the cartridge I do not lecture them on the difference between caliber and cartridge. with manufacturers I can understand having to differentiate to prevent bubba from finding a loophole for a gratuitous lawsuit but I doubt that they really have to tell people the difference between caliber and cartridge.
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BigD, there is quite a difference between your AR/M example and clip vs. mag.
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You guys don't know what you are talking about. Everyone knows "caliber" is the length of the barrel in multiples of the bore diameter.
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That being said, it is probably time to ask the mods to lock this thread down, since it is obviously causing an emotional reaction among some of the members. I apologize; it was not my intent to irritate anyone.
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Maybe if we go back to the post in the other thread that started the whole discusdion It would be better understood.
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No, he just used common language for two centerfire cartridges that has been in use since the invention of self contained cartridges.
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I read all of the above posts and said to myself " Self, much ado about nutten " . So to end the day, I will go pour two fingers of Black Jack Daniels over some ice, a little branch water and see if that gets rid of the headache that came on while reading the above
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As long as everyone is arguing....
I'd like to point out that several foreign cartridges are being described as having .310 bores, when that is not the case (in more ways than one). 7.62x54R, .303 British, 7.7x58mm, etc. have .300-.304" bore diameters and .3105" to .312" nominal groove diameters. In most cases, the allowable groove diameter was .309" to .314", during manufacture; and the bore diameter was .300-.306". (And some designs/countries/cartridges had tighter tolerances than others.)
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